Grammar

'How come' is used a lot in conversation and friendlier styles of writing:
- "I decided not to take that job."
- "Really? How come?"
- "How come you aren't going out tonight?"
- "I won't be able to come tomorrow, sorry."
- "Oh no, how come?"
- "So how come he got the job and not me?"
As you might be able to guess, how come is used to ask why or how something … [Read more...] about “So How Come You Have Two Cars?” – English Expression

Today a story for English learners - suitable for Upper Intermediate (B2+) level. There's a word bank at the bottom of the article with some discussion of some of the grammar and vocabulary. Enjoy!
Leandro couldn't believe his eyes. A beautiful young woman, exactly his type, had walked into the store. "She's so gorgeous. I just have to talk to her," he said to … [Read more...] about Pick Up With The Present Perfect – “When Leandro Meets Sonia”

You'll improve your spoken English fluency if you become more aware of collocations in English. For example, last week we looked at the word 'so', in particular examples with so+much:
"I've got so much work to do."
"I've had so much pasta tonight."
"I've got so much to do today."
If you see so much as a separate unit of lexis or vocabulary, it'll help you avoid some … [Read more...] about Using ‘SO’ In Conversation – Part 2 [‘SO MANY’]

You've probably read in some English coursebooks that the words if and will can't be used together in a sentence. However, as you'll see today, that's not true!
First up, what the coursebooks mean is that if and will can't be used together in some specific situations. For example, when you're forming a regular conditional sentence, perhaps to talk about something that the … [Read more...] about ‘If’ And ‘Will’ *Can* Go Together

Sometimes you can improve your English simply by having a deeper understanding of words you already know, as well as learning which other words they frequently go with.
Take the word so. As a native speaker of English, I can grab a pen and write a list of tons of collocations which feature so:
so + good | hard | exciting | tired | boring | many
Another option to find … [Read more...] about Using “So” In Conversation – Part 1 [So Much]

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